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PATENT Orrin GIUSEPPE DI PAOLO MAGINI AND SILVESTRO FOLLI, OF FLORENCE, 'AND EROOLE ANTIOO, OF OAGLIARI, ITALY.

TARGET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,807, dated July 5, 1898.

Applicationfiledd'une 28,1895. Serial No. 554,370. (No model.) Patentedin Italy January 29,1894:,N0.35,696,9.11(1Aug11st 15.18 94, No. 37,017; in Belgium May 24, 1895,1T0. 115,745; in Hungary June 8,1895,N0.33,265/2,917; in Austria. June 25, 1895,1Io. 2.315; in England July 13,1895, No. 9,968; in France September 2, 1895,110. 247,213 in Switzerland January 15 1896, No 10,597, and in Germany 8eptember 22,1896, No. 88,539.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GIUsEPPE DI PAOLO MAGINI and SILVEsTRQ FoLLr, of Florence, and ERCOLE ANTIOO, of Oagliari, Italy, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Targets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has beenpatented by us in the followingcountries France, No. 247,213,

to dated-September2,1895; Belgium,No.ll5;745, dated May 24, 1895; Great Britain, No. 9,968, dated July 13, 1895; Austria, No. 2,315, dated June 25, 1895; Hungary, No. 33,265/2,917, dated June .8,- -1895; Germany, No. 88,539, dated September 22, 1896; Switzerland, No. 10,597, dated January 15, 1896, and Italy, No. 35,696, dated January29, 1894, and No.37,0l7, dated August 15, 1894.

I11 the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of the target. Fig. 2 is a side view of some of the shutters with the frame in Section. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the invention, and Fig. 4 is a plan view.

The target comprises three sect-ions ar- 2 5 ranged in vertical planes one behind the other.

i The front section is composed of small shutters A A A", arranged. in two vertical rows of six shutters each. These rows are separated from each other by a space, through 0 which space the intermediate and rear sections of the target are exposed, as shown by the heavy shading in Fig. 1. The shutters A A A are supported by eyes I) and pivots a, which allow the shutters to swing back '35 when struck.

Behind the targeta board may be arranged having a different color from that of the shutters, so that when a shutter swings back it will disclose this differently-colored board,

0 so that the point at which the shot struck ,may be clearly seen.

' In rear of the'shutters of the front section signal-frames O, C O 0 are pivoted,-each frame overlying a group of shutters, as shown on the right of Fig. 3. These frames carrysignals marked N0. 1, consisting of flags, all of one" color. They all belong to the shutters of the front section of the target. The

frames 0, C, O, and 0 have their pivots out of line vertically with each other, so that when any frame is swung back by its shutter being struck by the marksman the said frame will be returned by gravity to normal position, thus closing the shutter which has been opened andholds it closed by its weight. 5 5

The action of the frame is intended to be slow, slower than that of the shutter, so that the marksman will have time to accurately determine the effect of his shot before the signal returns to normal position. This result will follow from the resistance of the flag and the relative weights of the two shutters. In Fig. 3 the shutters A A, with the frames 0 O, are shown as closed, while the shutter A and the frames 0 O are open.

, The front frame holding the front group of shutters we have marked X. The intermediate frame Y carries pivotally a series of shutters D D D, arranged to form a ring-like surface about the central opening O Figs. 1 and 3,

one of these shuttersviz., Dbeing shown as open in Fig. 3. These shutters are also pivotally supported and are combined with signal-framesE E E E, which are pivoted obliquely to return to closed position automatically. One of these frames E E' is shown open in Fig. 3, having been operated by the shutter D. The flags belonging to this intermediate set of shutters D D D, which form the ring, are marked N, and they are colored differently from those belonging to the first section, so that when they appear the marksman will know that the shutter which has been struck belongs to the ring concerned, as the shutters A A A, and therefore the same signals No. 1 are used for all the shutters A A A' A This is effected by extending the frames C C C C rearwardly at C, so that cross-pieces C on the end of the extensions will engage the shutters A A.

The third section Z of the shutters comprises the shutters I I, forming a ring, and the eccentrically-pivoted frames L L are arranged in rear of these shutters, and the signal No. 3 of these shutters is carried by a lever O, pivoted to a bracket on the frame Z, said lever having an extension Q, which has a cross-piece Q, adapted to lie across both frames L L. This signal is displayed by a vertical movement of the lever O, which moves the signal-flag over the top of the target. The weight of the lever O returns the parts to normal position.

The arrangement of the shutters in three sets enables us to overlap the surfaces of the shutters, so that the outer free ends of the front shutters will lie in front of the pivots of the intermediate set, and this set in turn has the free ends of its shutters overlying the pivots of the rear shutters. This prevents the shot from striking at or near the pivot of any of the shutters.

The shutters A A, Fig. 1-, are slightly inclined backward when in their normal position.

The bulls-eye consists of a small disk M, arranged on a horizontalbar or rod M, guided in the frame Z, so that when the disk M is struck the rod will move back through this frame. 'The rear end of the rod engages a lever N, pivoted at l to the frame Z, the other arm N of this lever carrying the signalfiag N. These parts return to normal position by their weight after being operated by the shot.

The front of the frame may be covered with wood, so that any shots which might strike this frame will sink therein and not affect the In this way no shutters will be opshutters.

erated unless struck by the shot. The front of the shutters may be covered with Wood, and a thin metallic plate may cover the wood.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, We declare that what we claim is- 1. Atarget comprising the frame, the series of laterally-swinging main shutters hinged thereto and the counter-shutters hinged to the frame in rear of the main shutters, each counter-shutter being arranged to be operated by any one of a series of main shutters, and signal-flags carried by the counter-shutters, substantially as described.

2. A target comprising the frame, the outer main shutters, the inner main shutters located in a plane in rear of that of the main shutters, the counter-shutters arranged to control a series of the outer main shutters, said countershutters having extensions arranged to be operated by the inner shutters and the sign alfiags carried by said connter shutters, substantially as described.

A target comprising the frame, the outer main shutters, the inner main shutters located in a plane in rear of that of the outer shutters, the central bullseye located in a plane in rear of the inner shutters, the counter-shutters arranged to be operated by sets of main shutters, the signalflags carried by the counter-shutters,and the sign al-llag arranged to be operated by the bulls-eye, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of witnesses.

GIUSEPPE DI PAOLO MAGINI. SILVESTRO FOLTJI. ERCOLE ANTICO. Witnesses as to signatures of Giuseppe di Paolo Magini and Silvestro Folli:

ANITO Bnnxanno, Ormvlo Rnvacm. \Vitnesses as to signature of Ercole Antico:

FRANCESCO Pnumus, ,imnlmonn MICHELE. 

